How to Color a Portrait with Colored Pencil

How to Color a Portrait with Colored Pencil | Narrated Tutorial

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I talk you through my process and each step I took in creating a this Portrait. I hope you find this video helpful. If you'd like to see more videos like this please let me know in the comments.
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@lauramcclure4483 7 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for telling us your process. you have a wonderful voice and I really appreciate the talking

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad you like my voice sometimes I feel a bit self conscious about it so it's nice to hear others enjoy it. ^_^

@lauramcclure4483 7 жыл бұрын

Please keep talking. Your voice is so relaxing. And you are so wonderful at teaching. Thank you so much.

@Beauvaissbb 7 жыл бұрын

she's beautiful!! love this tutorial!! thank you for sharing!

@melaniehutcherson1226 4 жыл бұрын

You did such a wonderful job. Thank you so much for sharing your techniques. Especially with the blending. I enjoyed the tutorial very much.

@karlawalker85 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work! Great tutorial, one of the best! You've got my vote!

@PhyllisATaylor 7 жыл бұрын

Your directions were quite clear! I look forward to you teaching more colored pencil portraits.

@michaelz4343 2 жыл бұрын

This was always a great favorite of mine !......As good as portrait work gets!...so expressive !

@bja2400 6 жыл бұрын

WOW, another beauty!!!! Your work is fantastic!!!!

@jamesvatter5729 7 жыл бұрын

Outstanding tutorial! Very thorough in your explanations. First time watching one of your videos, but certainly not the last!

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, glad to hear that.

@jamespark1377 Жыл бұрын

I just started drawing with color pencils and this tutorial helps a lot. This video has made me a better artist.

@tanishashah3215 6 жыл бұрын

I love how you give all sorts of extremely helpful advices that I would have never thought of. Like what you said about not drawing every single hair? I used to do exactly that but now I get what to do thanks to you which saved me a lot of time and effort!!

@serbarriston7177 3 жыл бұрын

These are absolutely fantastic tutorials. I love that you keep the whole color palette on the side and explain how your using them step by step. You have also explained that hair line technique which I've only seen done in time lapses. Your layering video was also very helpful and comprehensive. Thank you, you're a great teacher.

@tinatomaszewski6473 Жыл бұрын

Wow Will! I hadn't seen this video until today! Simply stunning!

@deejay2838 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work Will , wonderfully explained as well! Thanks, Peace!

@katywuste9054 6 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial and lovely end product

@nishacrafts 7 жыл бұрын

Just AWESOME...... THIS IS A TALENT....

@ruthiecoltrane9671 7 жыл бұрын

Really awesome commentary of your processes, look forward to more of your work

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@tinhtam6089 5 жыл бұрын

I forgot to thank you for having the pencil numbers sit on the screen for a while so we can write them down: if not it would be difficult for us to try to understand the content of the tutorial and remember the color numbers. You are very smart and talented. Thanks.

@Lenore2023 3 жыл бұрын

Best tutorial I’ve ever seen for color pencil portraits. Thank you!!

@75julianne 4 жыл бұрын

Really beautiful work!

@DeuceGenius 5 жыл бұрын

Oh I need so much practice with color. Fantastic tutorials, best I've ever found on KZfaq

@yvonnetruebloodpanchot7705 6 жыл бұрын

I really liked this tutorial. very informative, and well done! I've mainly done portraits in graphite, but want to try colored pencils. This gave me a lot of good info.

@harrietthoppe7501 7 жыл бұрын

A joy to watch.....thank you for sharing....😊😊😊😊😊😊

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, glad you enjoyed it.

@ParmodKumar-rs3wn 6 жыл бұрын

Art work is beautiful n with complete explanation very helpful thanks a lot

@debifowler 5 жыл бұрын

You are awesome! Thanks so much for this detailed work. I'm heading over to your Patreon page!

@vegassims7 6 жыл бұрын

From one artist to another your work is fantastic. Great job. I enjoy the same medium using colored pencils with thinner. =)

@567akash 6 жыл бұрын

Wow. Amazing.

@Gianemakeup 6 жыл бұрын

As an artist, I love watching other techniques. Love your work, techniques, your calming voice and you beautiful hands. Bravo!

@UnmaskArt 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@theresaroy1158 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your time and devotion to your work! Very informative video I love the portrait!

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, I hope it's beneficial to your work.

@giovannisciarrotta2272 4 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely amazing!!! Thank you!

@chrissymurray1643 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful portrait, enjoyed watching your tutorial. Heaps of great tips. Thanks 😆

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm happy that you found some good tips in there.

@sebastianmathurin6202 6 жыл бұрын

AMAZING great detail

@sallygooslin5761 6 жыл бұрын

Great to have the colors there on the side, but itemized for clarity. "Skin, Lips,ect, love his work I am new at colored pencil: I have worked for 20 years in watercolor. I love him and his work and style.

@bigdaddymaq40 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome work!!

@kerrysmith456 7 жыл бұрын

Wonderful instruction and narration, beautiful work. i really appreciate you sharing your knowledge. I also appreciate your professional manner of presentation.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, glad you found it so informative.

@avigail5356 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for answering a lot of questions I had. I have learned a lot, you're not only a great artist but a great teacher as well, thank you! :-)

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome :)

@TheZenit50 4 жыл бұрын

Wowwww... I sat through the entire video...normally which I don't do...😊 very informative and a stupendous artist with an amazing voice...❤

@rplake6052 7 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial video, Thank you very much.

@Esra-yb4xk 6 жыл бұрын

wonderful work..

@draw2night 6 жыл бұрын

Super high quality artwork! You are so talented! Big like!

@minniejones5906 7 жыл бұрын

veeeeery interesting, quite the challenging border and it looks great. I definitely learned quite a bit from this tutorial. Your voice is relaxing! You've done a great job and thanks for sharing.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy that you enjoyed it so much.

@kristine7088 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing this video, I learned so much just from watching you and listening to your explanations of your technique. I can really see where I can change what I'm doing to get the results that I didn't know how to get before. Thank you! Really beautiful work

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I'm so glad it was helpful!

@NimbusSir 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you so much for the amount of information you've put into this, I've just bought some of these pencils and im totally clueless! The chapter marks are super helpful to navigate too.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, really glad you enjoy the video and I hope it helps ^_^

@user-eh9lk1ty5b 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing job

@kimbearlysoriginal4276 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!! Beautiful.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

thanks

@mommamia9604 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! I learned a lot. Thank you for sharing your talent. Outstanding work!

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!

@melacrane6025 7 жыл бұрын

I love your work you are amazing and a wonderful teacher thanks

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I greatly appreciate it!

@CassandraHanley 7 жыл бұрын

looks great! I love that border

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@linnhansson8447 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@typicallytoday394 7 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot for the video....would love to try it...and will do

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

I hope I get to see the finished product.

@Robinhood-k 5 жыл бұрын

I love your art

@TheBunduBallerina 6 жыл бұрын

This tutorial is such a pleasure in every way! The gorgeous music you chose is one of my favorite aspects. And your steady voice, the beautiful image and your excellent explanations make it a real treat and a great asset. I hope to be able to draw as well as you one day. Thank you so much for sharing your gift!

@UnmaskArt 6 жыл бұрын

I am go glad you enjoyed it so much. I appreciate your well thought out comment too. I do my best to read them all and respond to as many as I can.

@TheBunduBallerina 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you - you put so much care and thought into your videos, guidelines and replies.

@natlisan 7 жыл бұрын

AMAZING PIECE!!!!!!!

@dawnyrosenberg9534 6 жыл бұрын

I was always afraid to do portraits because you have to add so much to it and this made me actually want to try doing it thanks for making these videos they are helping me a ton !

@UnmaskArt 6 жыл бұрын

That's great!

@Krysoh 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing the knowledge. You have no idea how much this has helped me. I do portraits in graphite and for me it has been somewhat difficult to use color pencils. You are a good teacher. I have a better understanding now. Thank you, again.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome, I'm glad you found it so helpful.

@BrokenBrookieCookie 7 жыл бұрын

Your voice is so very relaxing. I've caught myself closing my eyes and just listening to your voice. I then startle myself and have to rewind it so I could watch your artwork just come to life. You explained everything so beautifully, and I thank you. I hope to put your wisdom to good use and work on skin tones in the next week or so.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much that is very kind of you. I appreciate the compliment and I hope my tips benefit your work. :)

@BrokenBrookieCookie 7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, and thank you. They will help me immensely. :)

@sabrinabhilton1157 7 жыл бұрын

You are amazing this is a beautiful portrait❤I'm going to be studying your work on how to color pencils I'm a new subscriber❤taker care & Thank you for sharing!!!!

@tanishashah3215 6 жыл бұрын

Also, your narration is just perfect with a clear voice with no heavy accent because in many narration videos I either have to concentrate a lot in hearing or rewinding because English is my second language

@UnmaskArt 6 жыл бұрын

Well I am very glad I could be helpful :)

@ramonah.8111 7 жыл бұрын

It's a great tutorial and a great art. I like your work and It's so much inspiration. thank you very much.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@TheArtGearGuide 7 жыл бұрын

Wow this is one of the best portrait Colored pencil tutorials I've ever seen. I am worse than terrible at portraiture, but I think I will try again now that I've found this amazingly comprehensive and informative tutorial. Absolutely fantastic thank you so much.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I'm very glad you found it inspiring and helpful.

@annhaase4845 5 жыл бұрын

At age 79, yes, &79(!!!!!!!!!!), as I prepare to engage some local art classes with the goal of maybe capturing my grand children in my hand, I luckily, no, make that blessedly, stumbled upon this brilliant, articulate, details laden, demonstration that casually mentioned every query concern that I have. I think this is one of the most succinct and impressive art video / discussion I have ever seen - even imagined. I wish more than the best for the brilliant demonstrator? instructor?

@UnmaskArt 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I am glad you enjoyed the tutorial. My name is Will by the way.

@LuisNgchongJrArt 7 жыл бұрын

your very skillful artist nice work

@SnakeEater871 7 жыл бұрын

Magnificent. U just earned a subscriber. Thanks for the tips. I'm still trying to get used to colored pencil.

@marioCazares 6 жыл бұрын

Woah this is awesome!

@CorySimpsonArt 7 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant! Love how you did the skin :D

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cory.

@amandamherron1981 7 жыл бұрын

gorgeous work! thanks for the video

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

@dionlea7678 7 жыл бұрын

fantastic! A pleasure to watch.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@crystalbasta7043 7 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed watching your process. Well done!

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@gbritnell 7 жыл бұрын

Unmask Art

@jamespark1377 Жыл бұрын

I'm learning so much by watching this video.

@hanzonu2 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. You are an very talented artist and I really enjoyed watching you work. I'm just starting out with colored pencils and am trying to figure out which ones to purchase as they are quite expensive. I. have to tell you that most videos people ramble on and on and are really irritating but your voice and instructions are very soothing and insightful!!!

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much I really appreciate it. If you are just starting out I recommend 72 pack of Prismacolor Premier, or you could get the full 150 pack instead because it not much more.

@zeenatc793 7 жыл бұрын

wow,great

@Vandanny360 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome !! 😍😍😍😍😍

@daydreamingpanda3686 5 жыл бұрын

He has such good looking hands - what? Also, his drawing style is similar to mine (just a lot better obviously), and I appreciate this tutorial, I can learn a lot by watching this. He's so detailed 👏

@harryrupam01 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the amazing tutorial :)

@tepor3605 7 жыл бұрын

Really great tutorial. One of the best I've seen on skin tones. Headed over to Patreon to check out more! :)

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

I'm truely grateful for your support, i'm glad you found this tutorial helpful. In the near future I will be doing a livestream of a portrait from beginning to end.

@tepor3605 7 жыл бұрын

Yes!! PLEASE do that!! I feel that 1 real-time tutorial is worth a billion speed-drawings! And I've been using Luminance pencils since discovering Emmy Kalia's tutorials on KZfaq. Check her out! See you on Patreon :)

@ADRat.Skating.Hockey 7 жыл бұрын

This is amazing. I wish I could draw like that in order to color it in. I love your calm voice. I love the fact that you bother speaking at all. I've seen too many videos in which the person doesn't bother speaking. Love your technique. It's gorgeous. I don't have those pencils but I hope to be able to recreate the look with the ones I have.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. These techniques can be done with Prismacolor pencils also. not sure what kind you're using though.

@ADRat.Skating.Hockey 7 жыл бұрын

Luckily for me, I just got a 48 pencil set of the Prismacolor Premier pencils. Now I just have to find a sketch to practice on.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Yep, check out my How to Color Everything video too so you can make an effective color palette. It will make your life much easier. Have fun!

@beads2yarn 7 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew more words for STUNNING!!!!!!!

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@TIme2BelieveInMe 7 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a wonderfully rendered portrait using what I, and many colored pencil artists, think to be the worlds best colored pencils in Luminance by Caran D'ache. But for the worlds best pencils to work the way they should, they need an amazing artist such as yourself. It was a wonderful time watching and listening to your process. Such beautiful work and love the traditional Chinese signature style that u use for your signature. Keep up the great work and love listening to your videos. Lastly, You do a very good voice over in explaining your process. :)

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kindness. I really enjoy making videos and it's nice to know that people enjoy them.

@adamsaoud7191 2 жыл бұрын

amazing

@jenny78068 7 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful thank you!

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome, I'll be doing a new one soon but as a livestream.

@luckystarchild3320 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such an informative, calm and peace filled delivery on such a difficult topic where you have amazing skill.. I've never had the courage to do portraits. I might try it now thanks to this wonderful tutorial. May I ask which colour Stonehenge Vellum you prefer to use for portraits. I see there are so many colours to choose from. Thank you again for sharing from the heart your skill and knowledge.

@tinhtam6089 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for a well organized presentation. Although I am a non-speaker of English, it's a miracle that I didn't miss any word thanks to your diction and speed of your speech. Do you do this kind of presentation often for the public - I mean not for your Patreon audience? Thank you for not presenting a time-lapse show, something that makes me feel like pulling my hair out. I agree that it's better with no music. But still it's a excellent presentation. Thank you.

@mrssmlc_3155 6 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid that without the music I would have fallen asleep. Your voice is very soothing. There was one moment that the music didn't go well with the subject, but for the most part, I thought it was helpful. I have that problem with a few other artists long tutorials on youtube when there isn't anything to help me stay engaged. For me, this video was very nice to watch.

@az91500 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Thank you so much.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

@Mariana-lh5ic 7 жыл бұрын

Obrigada por compartilhar, mais um inscrito!

@amandalynnfarrey9102 7 жыл бұрын

Very good tutorial!

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it.

@lilyjuice 5 жыл бұрын

WOW!

@fabiafab 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing tips!! 😋😁

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I hope you find it beneficial to your work.

@imogenesegars2659 7 жыл бұрын

I would LOVE to see more videos like this or anything you do. How do I find them ? Thank you there wonderful.

@2beastmanga240 6 жыл бұрын

This was the most helpful video I've seen on realistic colored pencil drawing, do you have the reference you used?

@ArsPraestigium 7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@Cynphoenix56 7 жыл бұрын

You are amazing! An excellent tutor, love your voice over sharing each step, almost each stroke...its wonderful to be able to follow along. This is beautiful. Are you drawing this from a live siting? Or from a photo? Or from memory? tyfs

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I used a reference photo for the girl but designed the entire piece in photoshop.

@richardlemasters9684 6 жыл бұрын

Could you do a tutorial on how you use Photoshop please?

@user-gd8wh9ip7q 6 жыл бұрын

Very detailed, amazing! excellent tutor,voice like narrator in BBC channel.CAN WE DO FACE COLOR WITH MAPED COLOR PENCILS, 48 SET ?

@janetjohns9064 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, you may not see this since this video in old, and it is a great tutorial. The problem I have is that I don't use the same brand of pencils that you did. So it is hard to know what colors your using just by the numbers. Enjoyed you process though.

@edgarc3819 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. liked that you explained details as you went along. If you slow down to 1/2 of the speed, you can really appreciate the technique.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'll have another tutorial like this soon also.

@dale_crossley_art 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, great tutorial and finished piece! And it's a very cool effect you got with that negative space border! I love how you explain your technique and thought process on every aspect of the piece. I'm getting ready to experiment with mixed media, using watercolor, ink and colored pencils, and this has giving me some insight on how to do the colored pencil portion. Oh, going a little off topic here, but your review of the Ugee 2150 pen monitor is what helped make me decide to get one! Have really enjoyed it for the past 7 months I've had it! So thank you for all the insightful videos you've shared on here! They really do help us struggling artist get a clearer grasp on areas we need to improve on imop :-)

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

That is just awesome, thank you so much for taking the time to tell me. Made my day for sure!

@dianahaker1527 7 жыл бұрын

A very good tutorial on using colored pencil on this portrait. The colored pencils that you are using are they wax based or oil based? I have use Prismacolor made by Berol in the 1980's and early 1990's before blenders. The new Prismacolor made by Sanford are not the same quality and I am looking into using another brand. My Mule Deer buck avatar was done in Prismacolor in the early 1990's on archival illustration board. Thanks again for a wonderful video. I did not have such luxury as the internet for sources and education when I was illustration 30 years ago. Keep up the excellent work.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, the pencils I'm using are Luminance wax based pencils. They are perhaps the highest quality cp you can get.

@sethtitan3313 7 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if someone could make a video explaining how to draw portrait with only faber castel polychromos! I love your channel and this tutorial! Love you!

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

I would not recommend exclusively using polychromos. But you can order Luminance pencils individually, The absolute must have Luminance pencils for portraits are: 832, 872, 842, 862, 836 and 876. Those 6 colors do not exist in polychromos at all, I would also get the luminance 801 and colorless blender.

@robaalhabardy613 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻

@donnamariecommissionartwor5267 2 жыл бұрын

awesome piece!. which set of Luminance have the most of these # pencils or were they all ordere separately?

@ladellagallagher3021 7 жыл бұрын

I have to say, this is, by far, the best colored pencil portrait tutorial I've found on KZfaq. You explain what you're doing and why extremely well. One question, what is the black and white tool you're using? I didn't quite catch the name.

@ladellagallagher3021 7 жыл бұрын

Nevermind, just figured out that it was a colorless blender in a pencil extender. My mistake. Still an amazing tutorial.

@UnmaskArt 7 жыл бұрын

Glad you figured it out. Thank you for the lovely compliment i really appreciate it. I'm planning on doing an advanced skin tone tutorial later this month also. :)